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2012 Map of Hurst Spring

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Hurst Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The agrarian landscape of Bosque County is defined by a dense network of family heritage sites, where numerous original homesteads are specifically identified by name. Significant Norwegian-American settlement roots are evident in the presence of the Jens and Kari Ringness Farm and the Keddel and Liv Grimland Farm. These individual holdings are centered around local gathering points such as the Crossroad Store and several commemorative sites, including the Norway Mill Cem and Post Oak Cem.

Water resources dictate the local geography, with the namesake Hurst Spring and Hurst Br feeding into the larger drainage of Hog Cr. Evidence of early local industry persists through the location of the Norway Mill and the nearby Old Norway Mill, while modern land management is represented by the Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir. This 2012 survey preserves a record of family-named landmarks and rural infrastructure in a region shaped by generations of livestock and crop farming.